English Coins and Tokens, with a Chapter on Greek and Roman CoinsJewitt, Llewellynn Frederick William
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English Coins and Tokens, with a Chapter on Greek and Roman Coins
Jewitt, Llewellynn Frederick William
Coins, British; Numismatics -- Great Britain; Tokens -- Great Britain
OBVERSE.--_Type._ Crown and Half-crown. Sinister bust profile of the
queen, undraped, round the head two plain bands, hair parted on the
forehead, carried over the top of the ear, and all gathered together
at the back of the head. The Half-crown has the fore hair plaited
immediately before it joins the back hair. None of these have been
issued for home currency since 1851. Florin. Sinister bust profile of
the queen, crowned with an open arched crown, elegantly draped over the
shoulders. Shilling, Sixpence, etc., bust same as Half-crown.
_Legend._ Crown and Half-crown, VICTORIA DEI GRATIA. Date under
the head. Florin, first issue, VICTORIA REGINA, 1849; later issue,
=Victoria: d: g: britt: reg: f: d:= and date as =mdccclxviii=. Shilling
and sixpence, VICTORIA DEI GRATIA BRITANNIAR REG. F. D. Fourpence and
Maundy money, VICTORIA D. G. BRITANNIAR. REGINA F. D.
REVERSE.--_Type._ Crown and Half-crown, royal arms quarterly, 1 and
4, England, 2, Scotland, 3, Ireland, shield plain, crowned, within a
wreath formed of two olive branches tied together at the bottom by a
ribband; beneath the shield, the rose, thistle, and shamrock. Florin,
first issue, in a tressure of eight arches, whose cusps have trefoil
terminations, within the inner circle, four crowned shields arranged
as a cross, first and third England, second Scotland, fourth Ireland.
In the centre a rose; the crowns extending through the legend to the
outside edge of the coin. In the four angles are, respectively, two
roses, a thistle and a shamrock. Later issues, similar to the other,
with a trefoiled quatrefoil instead of rose in the centre. Shilling
and Sixpence; value in two lines, within a wreath formed of a branch
of olive and an oak branch tied together with a ribband, above the
value the royal crown, beneath the wreath the date. Fourpence, figure
of Britannia seated, helmeted, in her left hand the trident, her right
resting on the shield, date in exergue. Maundy money, value, crowned,
within a wreath of oak branches and date.
_Legend._ Crown and Half-crown, BRITANNIARVM REGINA FID. DEF. Florin,
first issue, ONE FLORIN ONE TENTH OF A POUND; later issues, =One florin
one tenth of a pound=. Shilling and Sixpence, the words ONE SHILLING,
and SIXPENCE, within the wreath of laurel and oak, beneath which is the
date. Fourpence, FOUR PENCE. Threepence, figure 3 crowned.
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